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Are you looking for an exciting role in Children's Social Work?
Are you looking for a role that is rewarding?
Yes?
Randstad are looking for Qualified Social Workers / Advanced Practitioners and Team Managers to join Oldham Council's Safeguarding and Care Planning Team.
They are a newly improved Local Authority who have invested in more teams across a range of service areas to ensure they continue being the most diverse community within Greater Manchester. They are a Local Authority who will develop and reward your expertise therefore will provide you with a range of support access, continuous professional development and training and development opportunities.
You can expect a fantastic salary of:
QSW - £36,648 - £40,221 / Experienced QSW - £40,221 - £44,428 / Advanced Practitioner - £44,428 - £48,474 / Team Manager - £48,474 - £51,515
Benefits:
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1. Competitive pay with a £2,000 retention payment
2. Free town centre parking
3. Essential car user allowance of £500* and mileage expenses at 45p per mile
4. Reimbursement of Social Work England professional registration fees, currently £90 per year
5. Generous relocation package of up to £8,000
6. 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase additional days, and which increases after 5- and 10-years' service
7. Attractive defined benefit pension scheme with a market leading AVC option for additional retirement savings
8. Discounted gym membership
9. Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more
10. Salary sacrifice scheme, including Cycle to Work
11. Wellbeing support, including an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support
12. Staff recognition and celebration events
13. A supportive and enabling workplace with quality supervision from your manager
14. A comprehensive learning and development programme as part of your ongoing Continuing Professional Development
15. Clear progression pathways
16. Oldham offers a development pathway for Advanced Practitioners, which includes a point of competence recognition and approval to authorise elements of our service delivery.
Responsibilities:
QSW/Experienced QSW
17. You will be joining a dynamic and rejuvenated team, where you will be assessing and supporting families through some of the most complex times of their lives.
18. You will be expected to understand risk and be able to work with a variety of agencies in order to work together to safeguard and reduce the risks around children at times of need.
19. You will have a mixture of casework relating to children in need and child protection
20. You will also have to undertake court work, supported by your practice development manager and team manager as required
Advanced Practitioner
21. To support staff, including reflective and group supervision, assistance in reflecting on quality of performance as a team and for individuals within the service, and giving technical advice and guidance to staff.
22. Assisting the team manager in making sense of quality assurance feedback and data, promoting a learning culture sharing good practice and strengths as well as identifying areas for development and finding ways to ensure consistent high quality.
23. To model continual professional development and be accountable for the promotion of social work, good practice and learning from research.
24. The caseload is expected to be at approx. 60% to allow for the time and space to deliver the other elements of the role.
Team Manager
25. To manage and provide leadership to a team of social work and social care staff, which could include staff from other agencies.
26. To co-ordinate the team's activities and ensure delivery is flexible, reliable, and responsive to the needs of Service Users, Carers and Families.
27. To make a strategic contribution to the wider development of the Service.
Requirements:
28. Social Work Qualification or equivalent
29. Social Work England registered
30. Enhanced DBS
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
Are you looking for an exciting role in Children's Social Work?
Are you looking for a role that is rewarding?
Yes?
Randstad are looking for Qualified Social Workers / Advanced Practitioners and Team Managers to join Oldham Council's Safeguarding and Care Planning Team.
They are a newly improved Local Authority who have invested in more teams across a range of service areas to ensure they continue being the most diverse community within Greater Manchester. They are a Local Authority who will develop and reward your expertise therefore will provide you with a range of support access, continuous professional development and training and development opportunities.
You can expect a fantastic salary of:
QSW - £36,648 - £40,221 / Experienced QSW - £40,221 - £44,428 / Advanced Practitioner - £44,428 - £48,474 / Team Manager - £48,474 - £51,515
...
Benefits:
31. Competitive pay with a £2,000 retention payment
32. Free town centre parking
33. Essential car user allowance of £500* and mileage expenses at 45p per mile
34. Reimbursement of Social Work England professional registration fees, currently £90 per year
35. Generous relocation package of up to £8,000
36. 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase additional days, and which increases after 5- and 10-years' service
37. Attractive defined benefit pension scheme with a market leading AVC option for additional retirement savings
38. Discounted gym membership
39. Staff discount scheme for shopping, entertainment, eating-out, eating-in, travel, motoring and more
40. Salary sacrifice scheme, including Cycle to Work
41. Wellbeing support, including an Employment Assistance Programme that provides 24 hours access to advice and support
42. Staff recognition and celebration events
43. A supportive and enabling workplace with quality supervision from your manager
44. A comprehensive learning and development programme as part of your ongoing Continuing Professional Development
45. Clear progression pathways
46. Oldham offers a development pathway for Advanced Practitioners, which includes a point of competence recognition and approval to authorise elements of our service delivery.
Responsibilities:
QSW/Experienced QSW
47. You will be joining a dynamic and rejuvenated team, where you will be assessing and supporting families through some of the most complex times of their lives.
48. You will be expected to understand risk and be able to work with a variety of agencies in order to work together to safeguard and reduce the risks around children at times of need.
49. You will have a mixture of casework relating to children in need and child protection
50. You will also have to undertake court work, supported by your practice development manager and team manager as required
Advanced Practitioner
51. To support staff, including reflective and group supervision, assistance in reflecting on quality of performance as a team and for individuals within the service, and giving technical advice and guidance to staff.
52. Assisting the team manager in making sense of quality assurance feedback and data, promoting a learning culture sharing good practice and strengths as well as identifying areas for development and finding ways to ensure consistent high quality.
53. To model continual professional development and be accountable for the promotion of social work, good practice and learning from research.
54. The caseload is expected to be at approx. 60% to allow for the time and space to deliver the other elements of the role.
Team Manager
55. To manage and provide leadership to a team of social work and social care staff, which could include staff from other agencies.
56. To co-ordinate the team's activities and ensure delivery is flexible, reliable, and responsive to the needs of Service Users, Carers and Families.
57. To make a strategic contribution to the wider development of the Service.
Requirements:
58. Social Work Qualification or equivalent
59. Social Work England registered
60. Enhanced DBS
Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone.
Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.
61. experience
Children services